China
China Compulsory Certification (CCC)
CCC is China's mandatory certification scheme for products on a published catalogue, covering much electrical, electronic, automotive and safety-related equipment. Unlike a self-declaration regime it requires type testing at a designated Chinese laboratory and, for many categories, an initial factory inspection followed by periodic surveillance. Products in scope cannot lawfully be imported, sold or used in China without the mark, so catalogue scope is the first question to settle rather than the last.
What it obliges you to do
- Determine whether the product falls within the CCC catalogue
- Arrange type testing at a designated certification body
- Prepare for factory inspection and ongoing surveillance audits
- Apply the CCC mark and keep certificates current as designs change
Latest activity
No machine-readable feed reaches China CCC yet. We ingest the US Federal Register and legislation.gov.uk; neither carries instruments under this name, and the EU publishers that would — ECHA, EUR-Lex, the Commission — refuse automated requests. The primary sources above are the record to watch. This is a gap in available feeds, not an indication that nothing is changing.
Does China CCC actually apply to your products?
Scope is the part a summary cannot answer. Send us your product families and target markets and a steward will tell you which obligations attach, what evidence you would need, and what is already covered by declarations you hold.
- A written read on whether China CCC applies to your range
- The evidence gaps that would surface in an audit
- No obligation, and no sales sequence attached
Not legal advice. This page describes a regulatory framework in general terms and is maintained by people, not generated from the legislature. Requirements change, and scope depends on your product, your role in the supply chain and your markets. Confirm the current consolidated text before acting — or ask us to check it against your portfolio.